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Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk lifts the lid on the code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X or TikTok. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Elon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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If VAT on private school fees is 'class war', what's the right term for 8% compound interest on student loans?
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 AM
If VAT on private school fees is 'class war', what's the right term for 8% compound interest on student loans?
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Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
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How to fight back effectively against Trump and his thugs. Robert Reich: How to Mobilize America Against Fascism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
What you can do, beyond party politics
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
How to fight back effectively against Trump and his thugs. Robert Reich: How to Mobilize America Against Fascism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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We need another bigger & louder NOKINGS Day b/c what Trump is doing to Minneapolis, he'll be doing to your city next.
Nobody is safe anymore. Even if you're a U.S. citizen, always carry your identification papers with you.
Voting Trump out is the only way to stop him & bring him to justice.
Nobody is safe anymore. Even if you're a U.S. citizen, always carry your identification papers with you.
Voting Trump out is the only way to stop him & bring him to justice.
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We need another bigger & louder NOKINGS Day b/c what Trump is doing to Minneapolis, he'll be doing to your city next.
Nobody is safe anymore. Even if you're a U.S. citizen, always carry your identification papers with you.
Voting Trump out is the only way to stop him & bring him to justice.
Nobody is safe anymore. Even if you're a U.S. citizen, always carry your identification papers with you.
Voting Trump out is the only way to stop him & bring him to justice.
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BREAKING:
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 AM
BREAKING:
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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He had multiple opportunities to prevent this and deliberately pissed them away.
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
He had multiple opportunities to prevent this and deliberately pissed them away.
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Machado, “I presented the President of the United States the medal, the Nobel peace prize…”
"And the recognition for his unique commitment for our freedom"
Meanwhile Trump puts $500 million from the sale of Venezuelan oil, not in the Venezuela, not in the US, but in a bank in Qatar 🤷♂️
"And the recognition for his unique commitment for our freedom"
Meanwhile Trump puts $500 million from the sale of Venezuelan oil, not in the Venezuela, not in the US, but in a bank in Qatar 🤷♂️
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Machado, “I presented the President of the United States the medal, the Nobel peace prize…”
"And the recognition for his unique commitment for our freedom"
Meanwhile Trump puts $500 million from the sale of Venezuelan oil, not in the Venezuela, not in the US, but in a bank in Qatar 🤷♂️
"And the recognition for his unique commitment for our freedom"
Meanwhile Trump puts $500 million from the sale of Venezuelan oil, not in the Venezuela, not in the US, but in a bank in Qatar 🤷♂️
We are witnessing in real time the limits of non violent resistance.
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
We are witnessing in real time the limits of non violent resistance.
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"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.
January 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.
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Senator Warnock Is Correct......
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Senator Warnock Is Correct......
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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Raise your hand if you agree with Billie Eilish. 🖐️🖐️
“ICE is a terrorist organization”
“ICE is a terrorist organization”
January 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Raise your hand if you agree with Billie Eilish. 🖐️🖐️
“ICE is a terrorist organization”
“ICE is a terrorist organization”
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Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour government’s bonus ban
Utility admits parent company paid CEO Ruth Jefferson and CFO Andy Pymer but denies bonus payments
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.